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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2320357, member: 72818&quot;]Actually, the coin was struck at the Mesambria (Nesebar Bulgaria) mint and has such a COOL looking Corinthian helmet that I couldn&#039;t resist going after it---although my present &#039;budget&#039; said &#039;NOT NOW&#039;!!!! LOL</p><p><br /></p><p>We all seem to think of crests from front to back and rarely think of them as ear to ear. Yet, officers helmets frequently had them as depicted on this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mesambria Thrace, 450-350 BC</p><p>Silver Diobol, 1.22 grams, 10.3 mm</p><p>Crested Corinthian officers helmet facing</p><p>M E T A counter-clockwise in the four corners of a radiate wheel (solar disk?)</p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to post any coins of the type or region---especially COOL helmets<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]468852[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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